Curtain-rod bracket



Feb. A18, 1930. G, A, TANNERT 1,747,914

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Patented Feb. 18, 1930 PATENT OFFICE GUSTAV A. TANNERT, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Y Application filed October 3, 1927. Serial No.*`223,511.

The invention relates to curtain rod brackets and the object of the invention yis to provide a curtain rod bracket. upon whicha f curtain rod may be placed or from which a lticurtain rod may be removed without the necessity of using a stepladder or the like' to reach up to the curtain rod.

The object of the invention therefore, is, to provide a curtain rod bracket which is adapted to be supported in the proper height on kthe window frame and at the same time yis adapted tobe slidably moved downward to such an extent that a person may remove a'curtain rod resting upon said curtain rod brackets, remove the curtain fastened to said rod and replace the curtain rod again upon said brackets whereupon the bracket may' A be elevated again toits kproper working position.

0 The drawings illustrate a preferred emf bodiment of the invention. It is however v4to be understood thatthe invention is not to be restricted or limited to the exact construction and formation shown in the drawings Oof the curtain rod bracket according to the o present invention in its proper working position.v v

Figure 2 is a front view of Figure 1 and Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line VV3 3 of Figure 1.

An angle bracket 5y is fastened by meansv ofscrews 6 in any other suitable manner to' the window frame indicated at 7 in Figure 1.y .This bracket is fastened adjacent the upper part of the window sill and vertically underneath said bracket at a distance of about three or four feet a second angle bracket is also fastened to the window frame 7 either by screws 9 or any other suitable manner. To the brackets a guide bar which may be made from a piece of flat iron, kis fastened for instance by means of rivets. y The outermost end of the bracket 8 extends beyond the bar 10 and is shaped into a hook 12 as plainly shown in Figure 1. Another bar 13 of fiat iron or the like is bent at its upper end at aright-angle as indicated at 14 at'Figure 1. The portion15 extending horizontally is provided with a rectangular slot like opening 16. Before the bar 10 is fastened tothe brackets 5 and 8 it is placed into this opening 16, so that the bar 13 may slide upwardly and downwardly on the bar 10, whereby it would be guided by said bar. A curtain rod support 17 having the wellknown shape necessary to receive the ends of a curtain rod is riveted onto the bar 13 right below the knee formed at 14. The shape of the curtain rod support is not to be restricted to the formation shown in Figure l, but may have any shape of form suitable to receive round, square or other shapes of curtain rods or may be formed to receive the ends of the wellknown type of spring shades. The exact formation of this support is not a part of the invention and any desired shape may be used. Adjacent its lower end the bar 13 is bent inwardly towards the bar 10 so that the lowermost end 18 of this bar will extend again parallel to the face of the bar 10 and will be nearer to said bar than the main portion of the bar 13. In this lower portion of the bar 13, a slot like opening 19 is provided and the hook 12 of the bracket 8 extends through this slot when the bracket is in working position. In order to facilitate the handling ofthe bracket a knob 2O or the like may be provided on the lowermost end of the bar 13.

It is easy to be seen that it is only necessary to lift'the bar 13 upwardly to make it possible to slide the hook out of the slot like opening 19 whereupon it will be possible to let the bar 13 and the support 17 fastened thereon slide downwardly on the bar 10 until the horizontal portion 15 will rest upon the bracket 8.

It is to be understood that for each curtain rod or shade a pair of brackets are tobe used, one at each side of the window. After these brackets have been lowered it is very easy to remove the curtain rod from or place the same on the support and then lift the curtain rod again upwardly to its normal position.

Having described my invention and how the same is to be performed, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

In a, curtain rod support of the type having a curtain rod rest fastened toa sliding 5 bar and having an upper and a, lower bracket,

adapted to be fastened to the side portion of :L window frame, a guide bar fastened to said brackets,`the upper portion of the sliding bar extending at right angles to the main por- 10 tion thereof and being providedwith an opening therein7 the guide bar extending" through said opening, the lower bracket forming a seat extending beyond the guide bar and the sliding bar being provided 2rdo 15 jacent its lower end with a slot adapted to receive said seat. v f

In'witness whereof I aX my signature. y GUSTAV A. TANNERT. o 

